Your weekly money saving deals and news from money expert Andy Webb
My top articles this week
1. How much will a specialist travel spending card save you?
With the pound falling even further against the dollar and euro it's increasingly expensive to go abroad - making any trick to bring down the cost welcome. One I often write about is getting a specialist debit or credit card such as Monzo, Starling or Tandem to use on holiday. But just how much money can one of these actually save you? I've crunched the numbers to help you decide if it's worth it or not.
2. Have you still got any old round pound coins?
There are 145 million old pound coins still out there! I've had a look at what you can do if you find one (or an old fiver or tenner), and a highlighted a few places you might have forgotten to look.
3. How to go to live football matches for less
The Championship starts on Friday, and the Premier League kicks-off in a week. If you want to go see a live match rather than just watch it on TV, I've shared 11 ways you can bring down the price.
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The top deals this week
I only share deals and special offers on the blog which I think are really good value. Click the red titles or blue links for more information.
1. Two Vue tickets for £9.49
There's a new offer over on Livingsocial that'll get you cinema tickets for under a fiver. Obviously do check the ticket price at your local first as some will be not much more anyway. But many will charge a fair whack more, so this is a great saving.
2. Free £10 or £5 Argos vouchers with spend
If you spend £50 or £100 at Argos this week you'll get a free voucher to spend back in store.
3. Habitat 20% off flash sale
From 9am Thursday until midnight on Sunday there's a code to save 20% on everything at Habitat, including items in clearance which are already reduced by as much as 50% or 60%.
4. Free pint, G&T or soft drink at pubs
National Pub Fortnight ends this Sunday, and until then you can nab a free drink at hundreds of participating pubs. You'll need to choose a pub and drink on your phone, and then present it at the participating pub.
5. Family discount offers
With the school holidays well underway it's a good opportunity to snap up a £1 trial of services such as Kids Pass or Little Bird. These and other memberships get you discounts into all sorts of attractions and money off kids meals.
6. Theatre savings for kids throughout August
Discounted shows taking part in the annual Kids Week sale (which actually runs for the full month) start today. Though tickets have been on sale since June there are still plenty available.
Quick deals
Banking offers including
- The best bank switching deals
- £10 Amazon voucher or £25 M&S vouchers for signing up to credit cards
- Free £5 for getting a Curve card - plus 1% cashback at John Lewis, Apple and more
- Free £5 for opening a Monzo bank account
Shopping vouchers and other deals
Entertainment deals
- Sky Sports week pass on NOW TV for £3.99
- Two Alton Towers tickets for £18
- Latest cinema deals
- Free Chili 4K movie rental
- Save 4% on Netflix passes
- 12 months of Spotify for the price of 10
- Free £5 credit when you trade in old CDs, books, DVDs or game
Food and drink offers
- Free Guinness all summer
- Craft beer sale and discounts
- Three months Tastecard or Gourmet Society for £1
- Free Nutella jar with supermarket cashback app
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Recent articles you might have missed
I know it can be tricky to read everything I write every week, so here are my main articles from the last few weeks.
- Can you get compensation for PPI?
- The tricks to make sure you can claim for train delays
- The cheapest ways to watch football on TV
- How to get the best value sun cream
- How to refill your water bottle for free
- Cut the cost of using your mobile phone abroad
- Cashback current accounts compared: which is best for bills?
- The best birthday freebies and how to get them
- Should you use an automatic energy switching service?
- Beat the Virgin Media price hikes
- Last minute holidays – the best way to book
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